[3WAG]
Active since: 2014
Members: TOKI, MASAKI, AKIHIRO
personal rating: 3.5/5
personal note: Their music sounds awesome sadly it's super hard to get your hands on any of their music. So sad! At least they have one song on itunes being availible international.
Example of their music:
【拡散希望】
1st album「Parfam」のトレーラーが公開！
1/25(木)3rd ワンマンライブより発売！！
場所:心斎橋Fanjtwice
チケット:¥2000
是非発売初日にGETしてください！！ pic.twitter.com/RjVIUbAEZn— 3WAG (@3WAG_official) 5. Januar 2018
[5ignal]
Active since: 2014
Members: Hiroki, U3, TJ, ENOYU, KAZ
personal rating: 5/5
personal note: I honestly love this group SO much and I hope they will release something new soon again or finally have their major debut! UPDATE 2019: I am pretty sure they are either disbanded or on hiatus right now because their official website is gone and TJ is doing only solo activities by now.
Example of their music:
(they also released a MV for the song Be With You, which is great but because I wanted to show you more then one song I decieded to show you this live video instead)
[10JinActor]
Active since: 2014
Members: Nakashima Yuki, Matsushima Yunosuke, Sakata Ryuichiro, Mitsutake Shinnosuke, Kitada Shoichiro, Moto, Oka Shintaro, Yamada Kento, Magoshi Takumi, Sekioka Mark
Former Member: Sawayanagi Ryosuke
Former Member: Sawayanagi Ryosuke
personal rating: 5/5
personal note: I love them a lot. Their music is awesome and I love to watch their show. The members are really lovable. Also I watched the mini drama they released after their debut and it's SO cute. You just have to like them!
Example of their music:
[A.B.C-Z]
Active since: 2008
Members: Tsukada Ryoichi, Kawai Fumito, Hashimoto Ryosuke, Totsuka Shota, Goseki Koichi
personal rating: 1/5
personal note: I feel so bad giving them just 1point out of 5 because I do like some of the member but I really don't like their music. I tried listening to them but so far there was not a single song of them I liked. Luckily tast is different and there are a lot of people who love their music.
Example of their music:
[ADDICTION]
Active since: 2014
Members: Myuji, TAKT, K.B, ASCH, Toy(hiatus)
Former Member: U Jin
personal rating: 3.5/5
personal note: I really like the members of Addiction. Their music is good but definitly can be better. I also hope Toy is doing fine since he is on hiatus for a while now, but I hope he will get better soon and join them again!!
Example of their music:
[A.G.E.]
(stands for "All・Generation・Exchange")
Active since: 2015
Members: Yuta, J, Masaya
Former Member: Taishi
personal rating: 3.5/5
personal note: I like what they released so far but once again it's a group that is really hard to get a grap of when you live outside of Japan but at least they have twitter which makes them kind of accessible. Also I am not sure if Taishi left them or is just on a hiatus because they are recently only performing as three members. Ok so it seems like Taishi actually left the group on 28.01.2018. Only one day after I got to know them, that sucks. >-<
Example of their music:
[AMAZ]
Active since: 2015
Disbanded: April 2018
Members: Ishi Yuto (yellow), Tanaka Shintarou (green), Morisaki Satoyoshi (red), Kikuchi Kyouhei (orange), Taniuchi Hayato (blue)
personal rating: 2/5
personal note: I like their first song but that's it actuelly. I mean they are kinde cute but they don't get me excited, maybe one day but for now I just like their 1st single.
Example of their music:
[AMAZO KNIGHT (also known as AOS from AMAZO KNIGHT)]
Active since: 2015
Disbanded: mid 2019
Disbanded: mid 2019
Members: Tsurugi, Ren, Fuya
Former Member: Takuya, Taichi, Sota
personal rating: 5/5
personal note: This group is my absolute favorite indie group. The members are extremly lovely (I met them so I can say that for sure!), their songs are addicting and I like their performances a lot. They stay in contact with their fans a lot e.g. through Twitcasts and did I already mention they are awesome! XD They finally released a first single in 2017. You can even buy this single on CDJapan which is amazing for an indie release. UPDATE 2019: Honestly guys I am super confused about them. They officially disbanded as Amazo Knight this year but will continoue as AOS but I can't find who really is left in the group and who is still with them.
Example of their music:
[AMEZARI -RED STARS-]
Former known as: ebiKAN, Amerikanzarigani
Active since: 2015
Members: Ayumu Hashimoto, Yuto Ando, Jay, Hibiki Mitsuya, Yoritada Sasaki, Shion, Rowan Ishida
personal rating: 4/5
personal note: Since all of them have been EBiDAN trainees before I already know them for so long now. It's awesome seeing these boys growing up. They improved their dancing and singing a lot already. There is still more space for improvement but they are already doing pretty well. UPDATE 2019: After I went to a live event of them I deeple fell in love with these guys and their music.
Example of their music:
[ANTIME]
Active since: 2017 (on hiatus since the beginning of 2018)
Members: AM, Kauan, Fu, U
personal rating: 4.5/5
personal note: All the members have been Johnnys Junior before but they decided to leave Johnnys Entertainment and formed a group on their own. That was a great decision they made. Their music is very VERY good and they seem to already get really popular in Japan and since they have been Juniors for quite long, many foreign people know them too. I love their music and even thought I never was a fan of them while still deing Johnnys Junior I started to like the members after they formed ANTIME. I am sure they will gain more and more popularity and I can't wait to watch them grow.
Example of their music:
[Arashi]
Active since: 1999
Disbanding: 31st December 2020 (yes it's in the future)
Disbanding: 31st December 2020 (yes it's in the future)
Members: Matsumoto Jun, Ninomiya Kazunari, Aiba Masaki, Ohno Satoshi, Sakurai Sho
personal rating: 3/5
personal note: Some people might not understand my rating of this group because Arashi is one of if not the most well known japanese group outside of Japan. They have a huge fanbase and are very active. I personally love some of their songs a lot but that's it. I never got excited about them because of a release of them and there is actually also a good amount of songs of them that I don't like, therefor the rating.
Example of their music:
[AXXXX1S]
Active since: June 2018
Members: Miyazuki Yuuto (yellow), Mihara Ryota (purple), Takagaki Shunya (red), Okada Yuki (blue), Hoshino Eisei (orange)
Former Member: Tanaka Shintaro (green) (Left on 02.12.2018)
Former Member: Tanaka Shintaro (green) (Left on 02.12.2018)
personal rating: ?/5
personal note: As you can see they are like super new (today is the 02.06.2018) and therefor I can't tell anything about them, however I am looking forward to what they will be like.
Example of their music:
お待たせ致しました🙌かっこいい楽曲に仕上がっていると思います！！是非お聴きください😌✨少しでも覚えて、明日一緒に盛り上がっていただけたら嬉しいです♪
AXXX1S オリジナル楽曲「 Passionate 」#拡散希望 #いいね希望 #明日ライブ初披露 #先行公開 pic.twitter.com/6v8ojTLb3q— AXXX1S【公式】 (@axxx1s_official) 2. Juni 2018
[B2takes!]
Active since: 2012
Members: UPPER ROW L to R-> Chiba Ryosuke (yellow), Yamashita Shoki/IGU (lime green), Okuyama Peewee (pink), Iiyama Yuta (blue), Yuuki Kazuya (white), Nakajima Takuto (sky blue), Shida Kohei/Shidax (orange), Wataru (black)
BOTTOM ROW L to R-> Yajima Yamana (Purple), Mori Hayato (green), Atsushi (bordeaux), YouJin (lavender)
BOTTOM ROW L to R-> Yajima Yamana (Purple), Mori Hayato (green), Atsushi (bordeaux), YouJin (lavender)
Former Member: Ashida Yu, Ryunosuke Hatakeyama, Shinagawa Sho, Kizitani Eichi, Inoue Kosuke, Matsumoto Hinata, Ozawa Ren (red)
personal rating: 3.5/5
personal note: I love their fun music but they still have to improve their singing skills. Iiyama is my favorite member, his smile took my heart! XD
Example of their music:
[Beat Buddy Boi]
Active since: 2015
Members: SHUN, SHINTARO, SHINSUKE, gash!, Toyotaka, RYO
Former Member: akihic☆彡, YASS
personal rating: 3/5
personal note: This group is actuelly a dance crew but Rapper Shun (who I like a lot) joined them and today they release music. Shun is the only one in the group singing and rapping.
Example of their music:
[Bee Shuffle]
Active since: 2014 (on hiatus since 01.April 2017)
Members: Jun (red), Joon Ho (blue), Minsu (pink), Shuta (yellow), Gyu Min (green)
personal rating: 4/5
personal note: Some of my favorite songs of them are "Gui! Gui! Gui!" and "Kissing you" a lot.
[BExDUNK]
Active since: 2016
Disbanded: August 2018
Members: Kakeru, TEN, Ryuki, Shuru, Yu-ki
personal rating: 4/5
personal note: This is a pretty young group, not only according to their age. They are under avex and are still kind of in training. Hopefully a debut won't take too long anymore because waiting already feels like ages. They have some oiginal songs and perform at many events. I hope they will get way more popular because they are really very talented. They are amazing dancer and I LOVE Ryukis voice and like Shurus rap a lot.
official website
Example of their music:
*klick here*
[BLACK IRIS]
Active since: March 2018
Members: Saito Hiroki, Handa Gou, Kawasaki Shota, Hayano Rio, Sugimoto Takuya
personal rating: 3/5
personal note: Since this group is still very new I don't know much about them or their music. So far they only released a music card with two original songs. Both songs are pretty good I think. Besides I got interestet in this group because of Takuya who is a former member of AMAZO NIGHT but I am staying with them because of Gou. This guy is cuteness in person.
official website
Example of their music:
*listen to some short sample here*
[Boys And Men]
Active since: 2010
Members: Tsuchida Takumi (purple), Tamura Yukihisa (light blue), Yoshihara Masato (green), Tanaka Shunsuke (silver), Mizuno Masaru (gold), Kobayashi Yutaka (yellow-green), Tsujimoto Tatsunori (red), Honda Takafumi (pink), Yuhi (white), Hiramatsu Kento (yellow)
Former Member: Yoshikawa Yuma, Wakana Taiki
personal rating: 3.5/5
personal note: Besides their music I like their show a lot. You can watch it on Youtube.
official website
Example of their music:
[Boys And Men Kenkyusei]
Active since: 2014
Members: Sato Takumi (yellow), Kometani Kyosuke (purple), Misumi Kazumi (pink), Matsuoka Kennosuke (red), Nakahara Sota (green)
Former Member: Matsuda Kenjiro, 五藤椎南, Matsuo Takashi, 松尾青龍, Uragami Takuya, Kanda Rikuto, Takashi Jyukiya, Toy, Nonoda Kanada, Terasaka Raiga, Shimizu Takanori, Kitagawa Setsura (blue),
personal rating: 4.5/5
personal note: Love them more then Boys And Men, even thought they are the trainees but they have some awesome original songs, are fun to watch and super loveable.
official website
Example of their music:
[Brand New Vibe]
Active since: 2007
Disbanded: September 2018
EXTRA INFO: In October 2018 member Kei(tarou) decieded to continoue doing music under the name Brand New Vibe but on his own so he is a solo artist now.
Members: MAa, yuya, Nobu, KEI, Ryo, Shige
personal rating: 5/5
personal note: Absolutly underrated band. I love them and their music a lot and would always recommend it. Just LOVE!!
official website
Example of their music:
[Break☆Through]
Active since: 2013
Members: Shunsuke, Ryoya, Yuto, Jumpei Ito, Tensho Shinzawa
Former Member: Takanori
personal rating: 2.5/5
personal note: I want to see them live someday, I bet their lives are awesome, thought their vocals still need a lot of training!! UPDATE 2019: I am not into them anymore and my favorite member left them anyway.
official website
Example of their music:
[BUZZ-ER.]
Active since: 2017
Members: Chiba, Shalf, Yuya, Hau, Saku, Shun, Kohey
personal rating: 3.5/5
personal note: I really like the music they released so far. I think they are doing pretty well and if they keep on doing so fine and improve more they will for have a great future. At least I hope so because I see think they can do very well.
official website
Example of their music:
[Call My Name]
Active since: 2014
Disbanded: April 2017
Members: Yagi, Kazumasa, Jaffy, Mogu
personal rating: 3/5
personal note: These guys are super fun live. The performances are super hyper. It's way better in real then on the videos and it's fun trying to do the choreography of the songs. However they are not a group I could listen too 24/7.
official website
Example of their music:
[Chotokkyuu / Bullet Train]
Active since: 2011
Members: Kai (blue), Ryoga (purple), Takuya (green), Yuki (red), Yusuke (yellow), Takashi (white)
Former Member: Takemura Sho, Koichi (black)
personal rating: 4.5/5
personal note: LOVE THEM!!
official website
Example of their music:
[CLOWN'S CROWN]
Active since: 2013
Members: Hashimoto Keigo, Tamia Taku, Robin, Kiyomoto Reisa
Fromer Members: Okuchi Masato, Ryota
personal rating: 3.5/5
personal note: I wish they would release a little more.
official website
Example of their music:
[Code-V]
Former known as: Bless (only in korea)
Active since: 2007 (in Japan since 2011)
Disbanded: December 2018
Members: Nalaw, SOL, Tae Hoon, Sang Woo, Rui
Former Member: Tae Min, Jae Won, Woo Sik
personal rating: 4.5/5
personal note: Besides MYNAME it's my favorite korean group releasing music in Japan.
official website
Example of their music:
[COLOR CREATION]
Active since: 2017
Members: KAZ, Takuya, Rioske, Junpei, Yuto
personal rating: 5/5
personal note: I have been a huge fan of KAZ when he still was a solo artist and therfor was super excited when he was able to win an audition and got choosen as one of the members of Color Creation. So you could say I know them from beginning on and I guess that's also a reason I love them so much. The other reason is definitly their amazing vocals, their awesome songs and that all five of them are really lovable. I hope they will gain a lot of popularity and be able to release many cds.
official website
Example of their music:
[CUBERS]
Active since: 2015
Members: Taka, Yuu, Haruto, Ryosuke, Sueyoshi Kyuutarou
personal rating: 3.5/5
personal note: I am not too much into this group but I guess if I would get to know them better I would start to like them a lot. I have to say their music is pretty good and I enjoy all the songs I know of them.
official website
Example of their music:
[Da-iCE]
Active since: 2011
Members: Toru, Sota, Hayate, Yudai, Taiki
personal rating: 5/5
personal note: Got to know them in 2011 and I am being a huge fan since then. They never disappoint.
official website
Example of their music:
[D★Date]
Active since: 2010
Members: Seto Koji, Horii Arata, Yanagishita Tomo, Araki Hirofumi
Former Member: Nakamura Yuichi, Igarashi Shunji
personal rating: 5/5
personal note: I love their music and I am so sad that they didn't releases anything in such a long time already. But this group is more like a hobby since all of them are acting in dramas, movies and theatrical plays.
official website
Example of their music:
[DISH//]
Active since: 2011
Members: Takumi, To-i, Masaki, Daichi
Former Members: Ryuji
personal rating: 5/5
personal note: My favorite EBiDAN group. I went to a free live and a concert of them and even saw them up-close at a very small fan event. I really LOVE them a lot.
official website
Example of their music:
[DOBERMAN INFINITY]
Active since: June 2014
Members: P-CHO, GS, Kazuki, SWAY, KUBO-C
personal rating: 5/5
personal note: These guys are way too underrated. They have so much talante and their music is so extremly good. Kazukis voice is extremly beautiful and the rap of all the other members is very strong and they always harmoize so well. DI is my 2nd favorite LDH group after GENERATIONS.
official website
Example of their music:
[DREAM MAKER]
Active since: 2016
Members: Shungo, Yasu, Ryota, Ryo
Former Member: Tatsumi, Akkun
personal rating: 4/5
personal note: I really like this group since I first listend to some songs of them. They have been formed by Yuya Matsushita and often do performances together with X4. They are a little bit like the little brother group of X4. They voices are really good and they a very talanted. Also their songs a pretty amazing to and even thought they are still an indie group they already release a lot. Besides I really love that all of their songs are on itunes internationally. That's pretty amazing!!
official website
Example of their music:
[DUAL MASK]
Active since: 2015
Members: DAISY, T-CHU, Berry, PEE
Former Member: miu
personal rating: 4.5/5
personal note: They have the weirdest names. XDDDD But their music is so so so good. They have some lit rapper in the group and their up-beat song are really very good. Thought I also love their ballads.
official website
Example of their music:
【新曲トレーラー公開】— DUAL MASK【Official】 (@DUAL_MASK_075) 25. Dezember 2017
12月29日(金)iTunes先行配信
6th Digital single"ZERO"の
ショートトレーラー公開!!
全ての想いを込めた渾身の一曲が完成!!
皆様是非ダウンロードお願いします!! pic.twitter.com/qCxsEVlxjO
How did you find information for Dual Mask? Im interested in more!
ReplyDeleteHi, I am sorry to answer you just now. I am not very active on here anymore. As for Dual Mask all I know about them I found out through their Twitter account. For Japanese indie groups Twitter is the best source.
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